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title: and Terrapin got stuck on the shelf, bruh? — Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow,… · tree and pragmatics
description: and Terrapin got stuck on the shelf, bruh? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 572 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow, part 8: Brer Rabbit tricks Miss Cow into a tree, then Brer Terrapin goes calling» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Test 6 · ★ · Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow, part 8: Brer Rabbit…

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and Terrapin got stuck on the shelf, bruh?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** stick · **To what, where:** Terrapin, shelf

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 572 «Uncle Remus, Brer Rabbit and Miss Cow, part 8: Brer Rabbit tricks Miss Cow into a tree, then Brer Terrapin goes calling» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/572-pg2306-part8/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:t6:1
# text = and Terrapin got stuck on the shelf, bruh?
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	Terrapin	Terrapin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stick** | past · passive |  | Terrapin |  | the shelf |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on shelf=Destination |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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yeah, Brer Rabbit set him on the shelf there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:t6:o1:1
# text = yeah, Brer Rabbit set him on the shelf there
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | Brer Rabbit | him *= he* |  | the shelf; there |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme on shelf=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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yeah, Brer Rabbit put him up there by the bucket and Terrapin just sat there looking proud the whole time

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:t6:o2:1
# text = yeah, Brer Rabbit put him up there by the bucket and Terrapin just sat there looking proud the whole time
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	Terrapin	Terrapin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	just	just	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
17	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
18	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put up** | past | Brer Rabbit | him *= he* |  | there |  | by the bucket | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme by bucket=Destination |
| 2 | **sit** | past | Terrapin |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | Terrapin *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, Brer Rabbit put him up there by the bucket and then left him for hours and hours bro

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:t6:o3:1
# text = yeah, Brer Rabbit put him up there by the bucket and then left him for hours and hours bro
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	compound	_	_
20	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put up** | past | Brer Rabbit | him *= he* |  | there |  | by the bucket | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme by bucket=Destination |
| 2 | **leave** | past | Brer Rabbit *not said here* | Rabbit |  |  | then; hour |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yeah, Brer Rabbit put him up there by the bucket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:572-pg2306-part8:t6:o4:1
# text = yeah, Brer Rabbit put him up there by the bucket
1	yeah	yeah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put up** | past | Brer Rabbit | him *= he* |  | there |  | by the bucket | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme by bucket=Destination |

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